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Turning Up Your Brand’s Voice to Reach the Most Advanced Customers

Optimove

Digital and voice assistants are often the butt of many jokes, which speaks volumes about how we perceive this type of technology. This marketoon by Tom Fishburne makes me laugh every time I put my eyes on it because it’s a good demonstration of how suspicious we all can be toward innovation. We often realize the power it holds but also feel a bit doubtful about the capacity and execution.

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Video: The New Frontier in CX Programmes

InMoment XI

I recently attended the CX Forum where brands shared and discussed not only their CX successes, but also their key challenges. Three of the principles particularly resonated with me, since they spanned the sectors and have existed as challenges since CX programmes were first established. All three are relevant for businesses in any stage of. View Article.

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Doing Net Promoter Score Wrong? A Look at Customer Surveys Gone Awry

AskNicely

Most companies understand that Net Promoter Score is a measure of customer loyalty and loyalty leads to customer retention and growth. Savvy business leaders work to ensure those outcomes by making Net Promoter Score a key performance indicator. They give this KPI to their marketing department or customer success team. However, while these teams are incented to execute, they often arrive back at a common set of challenges: Low Response Rates.

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Great News: Temkin Group Joins Forces With Qualtrics

Experience Matters

I’m thrilled to announce that Temkin Group has been acquired by Qualtrics. Together, our goal is to create the world’s premiere center of excellence for all things experience management (XM). This new center––the Qualtrics XM Institute––brings together the industry’s foremost thought leaders to help shape the future of experience management, establish and publish best-practices, drive product innovation, and enable certification and training programs that further build a community of XM professi

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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7 Reasons Why Your VoC Program Is Not Improving Customer Experience

IntouchInsight

What is it that prevents many customer experience (CX) pros from improving CX through the VoC? Here are seven reasons.

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What Consumer Goods Companies Can Learn From Healthcare. 7 Lessons of Customer Service Excellence

C3Centricity

If you work in consumer goods you probably think you have nothing to learn from healthcare, right? After all, you have consumers in your industry name and well healthcare’s reputation is not that great. But think again. I was recently in a clinic for surgery and was surprised by how customer (patient) centric they are. I remind my clients that exceptional customer service examples can come from anywhere!

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Do We Really Have to Tip for This?

Steve DiGioia

This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. I don’t like seeing tip cups on store counters in coffee shops. Some think it’s tacky, but others think it’s perfectly justified. What about you? Why should I tip someone for making me a cup of coffee ? I don’t tip my dry cleaner who cleaned and pressed all my shirts perfectly, greeted me warmly as I entered his store and always offers to carry our clothes to the car when my wife stops in.

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Insight for the Pet Food Industry

QuestionPro Audience

It’s no secret that the pet food industry is booming, and will continue to grow in 2019 due to two important factors: humanization and premiumization. Pet owners are already buying the amount of pet food they need, so the quantity can’t go up. Instead, growth is due to pet owners buying the best products for their pets. Premium pet food sales are continuing to increase, whereas other areas are seeing drops in growth.

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Use These Survey Questions to Predict and Increase Customer Retention

GetFeedback

When it comes to measuring the probability for a customer to return to a brand and make new purchases, many businesses rely on the typical customer satisfaction (CSAT) survey question: “How satisfied were you with your experience today?”. While it may seem that this question will determine customer retention , research on customer feedback tells a different story.

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4 HR Predictions for 2025: Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Internal Communications

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

The future of HR is here, and it's all about collaboration, innovation, and impact. Join us for a forward-thinking session where seasoned experts Miriam and Carolyn will share insights and practical strategies to help you stay ahead of evolving HR trends. Discover how to build strong partnerships with internal teams to craft a transparent, authentic, and connected workforce experience.

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Takeaways from CEM Asia 2018: Quantifying the Impact of CX

CloudCherry

On September 27th, I had the great pleasure of moderating a panel at CEM Asia attempting to answer the question: How do business leaders quantify the ROI of CX? The discussion was so valuable to those in attendance, I wanted to take the time to crystallize some of our thoughts to share them further so more of the CloudCherry audience could benefit from their insights.

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The Distance Between Prawn Crackers and Preferences in Most Customer Experiences Today. By Greg Moore, Episerver

ijgolding

We are all customers. We buy products and services. We buy brands. When it comes to our own organizations, however, we disconnect our consumer self with our business self. “Out in the wild” we know that our customer experience is shaped by the perception we have in each interaction with a brand. In other words, we keep buying the brands that give us the positive experience we remember – one that stands out from all the others.

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How Retailers Can Max Consumer Spending This Holiday Season

QuestionPro Audience

We may be only halfway through October, but it’s not too early to think about the upcoming holidays, and more importantly to many consumers and retailers—holiday shopping. In fact, holiday spending begins in October, not November. And according to eMarketer, all retail sales, whether online or in-store, will grow by 3.8% in 2018, to the tune of $691.9 billion.

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Why You Must Create and Sustain a Customer-Centric Culture

Beyond Philosophy

Most companies today know that putting the customer at the heart of everything they do is vital. Doing something about it, however, tends to fall into the unknown category. The fact is, improving your Customer Experience means you must also become more customer-centric. But what is customer-centricity and how do you do it? What aspects of the experience should you focus your efforts to improve?

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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How Two CX Leaders United Their Organizations Under Shared Value Systems to Transform Customer Experience

Customer Bliss

In my recent Daily Dose video, I talk about the importance of letting your purpose unite your company and share two case studies regarding companies that embody their values. In this podcast, I’m expounding on this concept and revisiting conversations from two CX leaders who have united their organizations to conduct a CX transformation led by a specific purpose and mission that enhances the overall experience. .

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How to Achieve Personalized Customer Service with AI Tools

TechSee

Hello. Thanks for calling our Hotel. How may I help you? Vs. Good morning, Laura. I see you are a Loyalty member since 2007, and have stayed at our property in London every year around this time. Are you calling to make another reservation? If so, I see you have 345 Loyalty points available to use towards your stay. Personalization as a driver in customer service.

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Ask Abby Nicely: How Can I Leverage My NPS Promoters?

AskNicely

Turning NPS Promoters Into Proactive Advocates. Dear Abby, How can I leverage my NPS Promoters and their feedback for referrals and growth? Last time we talked about what do with your detractors, but more and more customers have been asking for a strategy around what to do with their NPS promoters. Look no further! Here are 4 ideas about how to get your promoters to become proactive.

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Getting Started with Centriam: The IT Email

Centriam Customer Experience Lab

So you’ve decided to get going with a data driven Customer Experience program. Now what? Historically, it would have taken many steps, involving several internal and external individuals, months of meetings, emails, signatures, and headaches. With Centriam, you can go from a list of customers to live closed-loop transactional NPS surveys in less than one day.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Turn Action Planning Into Business Results

InMoment XI

I am a planner. As a mom of four small children I have to be, in order for us to be (nearly) on time for all of our various commitments. Last Saturday morning for example, I had everything all planned out. I was going to take my second oldest to soccer while my husband took. View Article.

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Use These Survey Questions to Predict and Increase Customer Retention

GetFeedback

Use these two very effective (and often overlooked) survey methods to predict customer retention.

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Think You're Cut Out for Customer Experience? Take This Quiz

Omnicus

Find out if you’re cut out for creating an amazing customer experience.

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Top CX Takeaways from the Frost and Sullivan CCW Conference

CX Accelerator

What a fantastic couple of days at the Arizona Biltmore. Despite a general soreness from impromptu desert hiking in the picture above, as well as a beard full of whipped topping from the “Wild West Olympics”, it was a remarkable event. Naturally, Customer Experience and AI were on the tip of everyone’s tongue. There is no doubt that the contact center industry is poised for massive changes.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Fremont Bank Talks CX

InMoment XI

Fremont Bank Talks CX: Survey Success At Fremont Bank, they’ve worked hard to establish a relationship with clients face-to-face, however they acknowledge that digital methods of communication have changed how customers prefer to communicate. Watch Fremont Bank’s VP of Client Experience explain the challenges their CX program faced in capturing what their customers think.

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Episode 24 – Lack of Momentum Stalls Customer Experience Focus and Results - Transforming the Customer Experience

Kristina Evey

Shownotes … Lack of Momentum. We all know that not moving forward stalls results and focus. So why do we let it happen? Because life/work happens … and things get bumped. If this is you and your organization, you are most certainly NOT alone. The thing I find is companies simply let too much time pass between events, milestones, and follow up.

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The Best Help Desk Software for Small Business

Kayako

The times they are a-changing, and that goes double for the small business world. Customers, their habits and preferences, they’ve evolved a lot over the last several years—and customer support teams are sprinting to catch up. A whopping 87% of consumers say brands should put more effort into creating consistent support experiences. With changing customer needs and constantly evolving technology, that takes a lot more than just service with a smile.

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SeaWorld Happily Jumping through Hoops for Guests

NICE inContact

SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment operates 12 parks—some seasonal, others year-round—that welcome a steady stream of guests that include families, school groups, kids and adults of all ages. On the front lines of customer service are SeaWorld’s ambassadors, numbering 125 to 300, depending on the season, operating from the company’s single, central contact center in Orlando.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Freemont Banks Talks CX

InMoment XI

Fremont Bank Talks CX: Survey Success At Freemont Bank, they’ve worked hard to establish a relationship with clients face-to-face, however they acknowledge that digital methods of communication have changed how customers prefer to communicate. Watch Freemont Bank’s VP of Client Experience explain the challenges their CX program faced in capturing what their customers think.

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Guest Blog: Five Star Hotel, Minus Five Star Service

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Tim Richardson who writes about a hospitality experience gone bad and then reminds us what must be done to provide a great guest experience. – Shep Hyken. Think about an incredible service experience you’ve had recently. What company or organization comes to mind? What about the service experience was extraordinary?

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The Power of Listening

Horizon CX

A colleague of mine often shares this sage advice whenever the opportunity arises; “God gave you two ears and one mouth, use them appropriately.” It seems talking is easy and listening is hard. Why is that? Some suggest this difficulty is related to brain function as the average person speaks at 125 words per minute, but our brains process information much more quickly.

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